Commons advances Canada-Ukraine trade bill amid carbon-tax clashes

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the question entirely and shifts to condolences for a tragedy.I want to express my deep sorrow at the deaths of five Canadians, including three children, in Sault Ste. Marie this morning.
2. deflected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids the question by pivoting to government priorities and criticizing opposition.while the opposition parties rekindle old sovereignty disputes, we will remain focused on helping Canadians by investing in housing, supporting child care and early learning centres, and investing in our seniors and workers.
3. deflected
   Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as word games and shifts to listing government actions without addressing carbon tax.the member opposite likes to play word games.
4. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the investigation question and attacks opposition proposals instead.when the opposition is bringing up matters that were settled four years ago, we see the point at which they are trying anything they can to distract from the fact that they have no plan and no approach.
5. answered
   Foreign AffairsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly responds to the yes-or-no question with a factual conclusion.The conclusion is that, according to the best evidence they have, Israel did not fire a rocket at that hospital.
6. answered
   Foreign AffairsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses the question about US contact and humanitarian efforts.on the contrary, I spoke with President Biden this weekend, and we continue to do everything necessary as allies to ensure that humanitarian goods and aid are delivered through access corridors into Gaza.
7. answered
   Foreign AffairsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer confirms plans to meet with opposition leaders as asked.Yes, we will create a time so that we can sit down with party leaders to talk about this extremely difficult situation and how we can bring Canadians together.
8. partly answered
   HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights specific housing actions but does not directly address the timeline for affordable homes.24,000 homes over the coming years in Brampton because of the housing accelerator fund that we put on the table.
9. deflected
   HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the fundraiser and developer question to restate housing agreement talking points.we are very pleased to have been able to sign a new housing agreement with the Province of Quebec.
10. misdirected
    HousingMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives for opposing the fund instead of addressing debt, rates or defaults.They fear that it is actually going to create more homes for Canadians.
11. misdirected
    HousingMs. Marilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing the Conservative plan and EVs rather than inflationary spending or seniors losing homes.With respect, she suggested that seniors need to have more homes, but her housing plan literally includes zero mention of seniors.
12. deflected
    HousingMs. Marilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer changes subject to poverty reduction and EVs, avoiding any response on housing numbers or spending.just last week the member for Sarnia—Lambton repeated some myths about EVs here in this House.
13. partly answered
    Carbon PricingMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly corrects the premise about Quebec carbon tax but does not address the requested promise on increases.there is no federal carbon tax in Quebec.
14. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats the Quebec tax correction and attacks Conservatives on hypocrisy instead of addressing carbon tax cancellation.The Conservatives' campaign platform included a clean fuel standard that was almost identical to the one our government put forward.
15. answered
    Small BusinessMs. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Bloc) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly states the one-year extension and flexibilities offered for CEBA loans.we are offering additional flexibility to small businesses in repaying their Canada emergency business account loans.
16. partly answered
    Small BusinessMs. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Bloc) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). substantive question.Answer restates existing flexibilities and mentions one project but does not commit to the requested one-year extension.That is why we are offering additional flexibilities for small businesses to repay their CEBA loans.
17. partly answered
    Small BusinessMr. Yves Perron (Bloc) asked Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer references a prior extension but does not address the request for a new one-year postponement.We have already granted one extension and provided clarification to ensure that businesses subsequently made sound decisions.
18. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to past tax cuts and attacks Conservatives instead of addressing carbon tax increases.The Conservatives are not worth the risk.
19. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader's past record rather than addressing carbon tax or housing issues.We have no lessons to learn from a party that speaks out of both sides of its mouth.
20. deflected
    HousingMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to criticizing Conservative spending views instead of addressing mortgage rates or inflationary spending.Canadians have two very clear choices: to make the investments necessary to address the housing crisis or to cut, cut, cut.
21. misdirected
    Small BusinessMr. Brad Vis (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). loaded question.The answer thanks the asker for attending events and pivots to youth programs instead of addressing restaurant tax or spending concerns.Now that my hon. colleague has witnessed the benefits of our investments, perhaps he and the Conservatives can stop voting against support for young entrepreneurs, which will take Canada backward.
22. answered
    HousingMs. Leah Gazan (NDP) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses investments in affordable housing and homelessness support for vulnerable groups including refugees.We have doubled the funding for homelessness support through the Reaching Home program and will continue to make the investments necessary to protect some of the country's most vulnerable people as we approach the winter months.
23. partly answered
    Northern AffairsMs. Lori Idlout (NDP) asked Dan Vandal (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains new funding for Nutrition North but does not address the excess profits tax or corporate subsidy claims.That is why we announced $163 million of new money for nutrition north in the last year.
24. misdirected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks a past Conservative member instead of addressing RCMP commissioner access or document release.If he wants to talk about democratic institutions and criminal investigations, I will remind him that it was a member of the governing Conservatives who was arrested for violating election laws and actually went to jail.
25. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids naming any insiders and redirects to police investigation.We should let the RCMP do whatever work it thinks is appropriate in this concerning circumstance.
26. deflected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The response sidesteps the accusation by stating a procedural fact.committees are masters of their own domain.
27. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.The answer praises the sector but ignores the tender question.It is a point of pride for us.
28. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.Focuses on investments without addressing the tender process.We know Bombardier is an outstanding partner
29. answered
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Larry Brock (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Directly states there is no criminal investigation ongoing.There is no criminal investigation.
30. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal). loaded question.Shifts to climate change instead of addressing the bill or carbon tax on farms specifically.we have an opposition party that does not feel that climate change is an issue.
31. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Accuses the opposition of hypocrisy rather than answering.The hypocrisy from the Conservative side is getting a bit difficult to stomach.
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    Carbon PricingMs. Lianne Rood (Conservative) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the carbon tax question and pivots to other family supports.We have reached 3.5 million Canadian families and over six million children with the Canada child benefit
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    Carbon PricingMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The response defends carbon pricing and attacks Conservative positions rather than addressing any timeline for removing the tax.He is now proposing to take it away so he can make pollution free again.
34. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Clifford Small (Conservative) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to mocking past Conservative positions and restates rebate benefits without addressing the carbon tax on heating fuel.Who knows what Conservative staples they would have put in this catalogue: unicycles, porterhouse steaks, chateaubriand or gift certificates for the Savoy Hotel.
35. answered
    LabourMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). substantive question.The response directly affirms support for collective bargaining and states ongoing work with both sides to resolve the strike without special legislation.We believe that the best deals are reached at the collective bargaining table.
36. partly answered
    HealthMr. Alistair MacGregor (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the issue and notes broad health investments but does not commit to or address the proposed national brain injury strategy.That is why we are making critical investments across the health system, with $200 billion of additional money being put in.